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Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Canning

Anyone with experience in canning food have any suggestions on how to get started? I'm pretty sure we're about to have a TON of ripe tomatoes soon so I want to make tomato sauce and can it for fall/winter but I have never canned anything on my own and haven't helped anyone since I was little. I vaguely remember helping my grandmother put up snap beans.

I'd also love to make some blackberry jam since our backyard is full of them.

get the Ball Blue Book at your public library (or buy a copy if you're going to stay canning). It's been too long since I've canned, so I can't give much personal advice. Except that water baths are a lot easier than pressure cooking. But with a reliable pressure cooker, it won't be scary after the first few times. :P